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friends . I am Sergeant Major , Ed

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Henry McGee and today I am going to

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share my story as the Army Reserves

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first cyber , Sergeant major and how I

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got here . I joined the army in 1997

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as what is now known as the 25,000

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which is a satellite communications

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maintaining operator , think big

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transportation systems or pipelines ,

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conveying communications from one

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location to another . I fulfilled my

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initial service obligation and wanted

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to continue serving while attending

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college As a New Yorker . The tragic

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events of 9 11 motivated me to return

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to uniform service and contribute to

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the ongoing efforts . In my military

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capacity , I am the Sergeant Major of

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the Northeast Cyber Protection Center

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based out of Fort Devins massachusetts .

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I have a background in communications

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systems and in radiology and when the

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army established cyber as a branch I

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assist and was selected In 2018 ,

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I have been fortunate to serve with

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army cyber from its infancy and it has

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been an honor to lead soldiers within

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the army reserves , cyber Protection

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Brigade in Adelphi Maryland , I am

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passionate about army cyber and the

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role of junior enlisted soldiers and

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non commissioned officers in our career

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field . I want to inspire civilians and

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soldiers alike from a variety of

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backgrounds to step into the enlisted

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community and make a difference in our

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line of work . My family has been with

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me every step of the way and it's a key

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aspect that inspires me to excel daily

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in my civilian capacity . I worked at

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the pentagon Supporting operations at

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the Department of the Army Chief of

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Staff . G six working in this field

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complements my reserve cyber role

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because we're at the forefront of

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emerging technology and the contested

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congested landscape of our information

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environment . I play a key role in my

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organization , providing leaders

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valuable insight to help make informed

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decisions . My civilian employer has

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been extremely supportive of my reserve

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obligation . The Army Reserve brings

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talent from all walks of life into our

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formation . We have folks who work for

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google or the NYPD that are standing

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shoulder to shoulder , offering

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outstanding civilian skill sets . I get

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to work with some of the very finest

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and talented people , especially in our

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technical community . The cyber field

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leverages strength is gained through a

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variety of experiences . This diversity

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enables a cyber soldier approach

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problem sets with a multitude of lenses

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in the asymmetric world of cyber

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operations , this can be a valuable

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asset as we protect the network and

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customers against potential adversaries .

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The Army Reserve has made me a better

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person and a better adaptive leader to

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changes in evolving world . We are a

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talented organization and I am proud to

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serve and lead soldiers as the senior

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cyber noncommissioned officer . Step up

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to the challenge , join us in cyber

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defense today ,

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mm hmm

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and mm hmm